CVE-2005-0800 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in install.php in mcNews 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the l parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0720.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.96% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-05-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mcnews | mcnews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | McNews 1.x - 'install.php' Arbitrary File Inclusion | 2005-03-17 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111108900102438&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14528
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445606/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12835
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19726
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111108900102438&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14528
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445606/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12835
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19726
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